Wednesday, January 11, 2012

ASSOCIATED AND AFFILIATED NATION ALONG WITH THE CRITERIA


BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ASSOCIATED/AFFILIATED NATION

SOURCE:- WIKIPEDIA.ORG

Associate Members


Associate members are countries where cricket is firmly established and organised but do not qualify for Full Membership.[2] There are 36 Associate Members, Suriname being the recently promoted.[6] Associates that have qualified for the World Cricket League Division 1 are awarded ODI status until the following ICC World Cup Qualifier, which will take place in 2013.[7] They are also awarded Twenty20 status.[8] Also, all Associates are eligible to play in the ICC World Cricket League.[9] There is also a ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier that works as a qualification process for ICC World Twenty20 that occurs every two years.
An associate member must maintain the following criteria along with other administration requirements of the national governing body[10]:
1.Have a minimum of 16 senior teams and 16 junior teams playing in a structured competition or competitions
2.Must have access to at least 8 cricket grounds, 4 of which must have a permanent pitch

NationGoverning bodyMember since
 ArgentinaAsociacion de Cricket Argentino1974
 BelgiumBelgian Cricket Federation1991
 BermudaBermuda Cricket Board1966
 BotswanaBotswana Cricket Association2001
 CanadaCricket Canada1968
 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands Cricket Association1997
 DenmarkDansk Cricket Forbund1966
 FijiFiji Cricket Association1965
 FranceAssociation France Cricket1998
 GermanyDeutscher Cricket Bund1999
 GibraltarGibraltar Cricket Association1969
 GuernseyGuernsey Cricket Association2008
 Hong KongHong Kong Cricket Association1969
 IrelandIrish Cricket Union1993
 IsraelIsrael Cricket Association1974
 ItalyFederazione Cricket Italiana1995
 JapanJapan Cricket Association1989
 JerseyJersey Cricket Board2007
 KenyaCricket Kenya1981
 KuwaitKuwait Cricket Association1998
 MalaysiaMalaysian Cricket Association1967
 NamibiaNamibia Cricket Board1992
 NepalCricket Association of Nepal1996
 NetherlandsKoninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond1966
 NigeriaNigeria Cricket Association2002
 Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea Cricket Board1973
 ScotlandCricket Scotland1994
 SingaporeSingapore Cricket Association1974
 SurinameSurinaamse Cricket Bond2002
 TanzaniaTanzania Cricket Association2001
 ThailandThailand Cricket League1995
 UgandaUganda Cricket Association1998
 United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates Cricket Board1990
 United StatesUnited States of America Cricket Association1965
 VanuatuVanuatu Cricket Association2009
 ZambiaZambia Cricket Union

SOURCE:-FROM WIKIPEDIA

Affiliate Members

Affiliate members are countries where the ICC recognises that cricket is played according to the Laws of Cricket.[2] There are 60 Affiliate Members. An affiliate member must maintain the following criteria along with other administration requirements of the national governing body[38] :
Have a minimum of 8 senior teams and 4 junior teams playing in a structured competitions
Must have access to at least 2 cricket grounds
Must be capable of raising in excess of $2,500 each year in income from sources other than the ICC
In order for an affiliate member to be considered for becoming to an associate member the national governing body must demonstrate that it has met the criteria for associate membership and must have also met the following playing standards within the last three years[10] :
Competed in all relevant Global or Regional ICC international cricket competition for past 3 years
Ranked 1st, 2nd or 3rd highest affiliate in the region and
Have achieved one of the following:

CRITERIA FOR BEING ASSOCIATED NATION

I)    2 wins against any associate nation in 50 over matches
II)   B.Twice been highly competitive against one of the top 20 associate nations in 50 over matches
III) Once beaten an associate member and once been competitive against one of the top 20 associates in 50 over matches
IV) 3 wins against any associate nation in 20 over matches
V)  3 times been highly competitive against one of the top 20 associate nations in 20 over matches
VI) Twice beaten an associate member and once been highly competitive against one of the top 20 associates in 20 over matches
VII)Once beaten an associate member and twice been highly competitive against one of the top 20                    associates in 20 over matches
VIII)3 results in ICC global or regional events with results that include any mix of wins against associate members and/or highly competitive results against one of the top 20 associate members from 50 over and/or 20 over matches

CURRENT ASSOCIATED NATION

NationGoverning bodyMember since
 AfghanistanAfghanistan Cricket Federation2001
 AustriaAustrian Cricket Association1992
 BahamasBahamas Cricket Association1987
 BahrainBahrain Cricket Association2001
 BelizeBelize National Cricket Association1997
 BhutanBhutan Cricket Council Board2001
 BrazilAssociaçao Brasileira de Cricket2002
 BruneiBrunei Darussalam National Cricket Association1992
 BulgariaBulgaria Cricket Federation2008
 CameroonCameroon Cricket Association2007
 ChileAsociacion Chilena de Cricket2002
 ChinaChinese Cricket Association2004
 Cook IslandsCook Islands Cricket Association2000
 Costa RicaCosta Rica Cricket Federation2002
 CroatiaCroatia Cricket Board2001
 CubaCuban Cricket Commission2002
 CyprusCyprus Cricket Association1999
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic Cricket Union2000
 EstoniaEstonia Cricket Association2008
 Falkland IslandsFalkland Cricket Association2007
 FinlandFinnish Cricket Association2000
 GambiaGambia Cricket Association2002
 GhanaGhana Cricket Association2002
 GreeceHellenic Cricket Federation1995
 HungaryHungarian Cricket Association2012
 IndonesiaIndonesia Cricket Foundation2001
 IranCricket Federation for the Islamic Republic of Iran2003
 Isle of ManIsle of Man Cricket Association2004
 LesothoLesotho Cricket Association2001
 LuxembourgLuxembourg Cricket Federation1998
 MalawiMalawi Cricket Association2003
 MaldivesCricket Control Board of Maldives1998[70]
 MaliFédération Malienne de Cricket2005
 MaltaMalta Cricket Association1998
 MexicoMexico Cricket Association2004
 MoroccoMoroccan Cricket Association1999
 MozambiqueMozambican Cricket Association2003
 MyanmarMyanmar Cricket Federation2006
 NorwayNorwegian Cricket Board2000
 OmanOman Cricket Board2000
 PanamaPanama Cricket Association2002
 PeruPeru Cricket Association2007
 PhilippinesPhilippines Cricket Association2000
 PortugalFederação Portuguesa de Cricket1996
 QatarQatar Cricket Association1999
 RussiaCricket Russia2012
 RwandaRwanda Cricket Association2003
 SamoaCricket Samoa2000
 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Cricket Centre2003
 SeychellesSeychelles Cricket Association2010
 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone Cricket Association2002
 SloveniaSlovenian Cricket Association2005
 South KoreaKorea Cricket Association2001
 SpainAsociacion Española de Cricket1992
 Saint HelenaSt Helena Cricket Association2001
 SwazilandSwaziland Cricket Association2007
 SwedenSwedish Cricket Federation1997
 TongaTonga Cricket Association2000
 TurkeyTurkey Cricket Board2008
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks and Caicos Cricket Association2002

SOURCE:-WIKIPEDIA

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